Influence of fruit traits on the infestation of Dacus persicus in two fruit morphs of Calotropis procera

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-161

  Sharma, Santosh ^a   Amritphale, Dilip ^a  

^a VIKRAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aak fruit fly; Fruit size class; Oviposition; Ovipunctures; Penetration force; Pericarp

Indexed keywords

FLY; FRUIT; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

APOCYNACEAE; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; DACUS PERSICUS;

EID: 50249119568     PISSN: 18728855     EISSN: 18728847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-008-9043-6     Document Type: Article

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